AI is BOOMING! Google CRUSHES it, Open AI Overhauls Chat Memory, Open Source models & MORE!

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This week has been packed with monumental AI news from major tech companies and intriguing advancements in open source models. Meta's LLAMA 4 release, including Scout and Maverick models, has generated mixed reactions due to its hardware constraints and licensing issues. High Dream AI has introduced new image generation models available for testing on Hugging Face, while a new image stylization model built on Flux also makes waves. Google's immense week includes Firebase Studio for AI coding, extended image generation features, a new TPU for AI inferencing, and the launch of VEO 2. On the AI video generation front, updates from Higgsfield AI and LTX Studio make significant strides. Additionally, 11 Labs announces updates in AI audio, including a new MCP server and enhanced voice cloning. We've also got some fascinating demos in Minecraft using voxel diffusion and an AI assistant for building structures. Finally, new models such as Grok 3 and OpenAI's forthcoming releases, including rumored o4 models, are discussed. Enter my world of AI for an update-rich episode you won't want to miss! ▼ Link(s) From Today’s Video: LLama 4 Blog: https://x.com/AIatMeta/status/1908598456144531660 Pliny Llama 4 Jailbreak: https://x.com/elder_plinius/status/1908607836730372561 HiDream Open Source Image Gen: https://x.com/realmrfakename/status/1909336549466292504 Hidream Huggingface: https://huggingface.co/spaces/blanchon/HiDream-ai-full Hidream Github: https://github.com/HiDream-ai/HiDream-I1 Omnicontrol AK's Post: https://x.com/_akhaliq/status/1909944894942019830 Omnicontrol Linoy's Post: https://x.com/linoy_tsaban/status/1909997321678627246 TRY Omnicontrol: https://huggingface.co/spaces/Yuanshi/OminiControl_Art Flavio Firebase Studio: https://x.com/flavioAd/status/1910068331895288269 Chubby Google Updates: https://x.com/kimmonismus/status/1909952947296887185 Ironwood TPU: https://x.com/OfficialLoganK/status/1909992382046814458 VEO 2 API: https://x.com/GoogleDeepMind/status/1910308175326195970 Gen 4 Turbo: https://x.com/iamneubert/status/1909304398368452753 Tom & Jerry Paper: https://x.com/GashonHussein/status/1909319760191566036 https://x.com/GashonHussein/status/1909618129048616993 Higgsfield Camera Update: https://x.com/higgsfield_ai/status/1910455736284721499 LTX Studio Actors: https://x.com/LTXStudio/status/1909954707466117448 Elevenlabs MCP Server for Claude and Cursor: https://x.com/elevenlabsio/status/1909300782673101265 Elevenlabs PCV: https://x.com/elevenlabsio/status/1910723700493607211 Minecraft Voxel Diffusion: https://x.com/cloneofsimo/status/1908957870861013034 Minecraft AI Assistant: https://x.com/cassidy_laidlaw/status/1910708807258534008 Grok 3 API Pricing: https://x.com/scaling01/status/1910101532269302003 Epoch AI Grok 3 Benchmarks: https://x.com/EpochAIResearch/status/1910685268157276631 ChatGPT Memory Announcement: https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1910378768172212636 3 New Open AI Models Coming Next Week: https://x.com/testingcatalog/status/1910239317458362554 https://x.com/ns123abc/status/1910552144375136524 Ollama and ChatGPT: https://x.com/ollama/status/1910728086649545111 ► MattVidPro Discord: https://discord.gg/mattvidpro ► Follow Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattVidPro ► Buy me a Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/mattvidpro ------------------------------------------------- ▼ Extra Links of Interest: General AI Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrfI66qWYbW3acrBQ4qltDBsjxaoGSl3I AI I use to edit videos: https://www.descript.com/?lmref=nA4fDg Instagram: instagram.com/mattvidpro Tiktok: tiktok.com/@mattvidpro Gaming & Extras Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MattVidProGaming Let's work together! - For brand & sponsorship inquiries: https://tally.so/r/3xdz4E - For all other business inquiries: mattvidpro@smoothmedia.co Thanks for watching Matt Video Productions! I make all sorts of videos here on Youtube! Technology, Tutorials, and Reviews! Enjoy Your stay here, and subscribe! All Suggestions, Thoughts And Comments Are Greatly Appreciated… Because I Actually Read Them. 00:00 Massive Week in AI News 00:18 Meta's LLAMA 4 Release 01:14 New Image Generation Models 03:41 Google's Major Announcements 07:53 AI Video Generation Innovations 10:32 Advancements in AI Audio 12:03 Minecraft and AI: A New Frontier 13:51 Grok Three API Launch 15:36 OpenAI's Latest Features 19:28 Conclusion and Wrap-Up

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